German–English dictionary

verkrüppeln

To make someone a cripple; to cause someone to become physically impaired.

verkrüppelt

(informal) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.

verkrusten

(transitive) Coat (something) with a crust of solid material.

Verkühlung

(countable, pathology) A common, usually harmless, usually viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.

verkümmern

(idiomatic) To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.

verkümmert

(biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile. [from mid 1700s]

Verkümmerung

(medicine) Stunted growth, often caused by chronic malnutrition.

verkünden

(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

verkündigen

(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

Verkündiger

A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.

Verkündigung

(Christianity) The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March.

verkuppeln

To do matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.

verkürzen

(transitive) To make shorter; to shorten in duration or extent. [First attested around 1350–1470]

verkürzt

Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.

Verkürzung

(dated, legal) Any of various brief statements of case law made before modern reporting of legal cases.

verlachen

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn.

verladen

(transitive) To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to deceive in love.

Verlag

A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially books.

verlagern

To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.

Verlagslektor

A person employed by a publisher to read works submitted for publication and determine their merits.

Verlagswesen

The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.

Verlangen

The act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).

verlangen nach

(transitive, or, with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).

verlängern

To make (something) long or longer, for example, by pulling or stretching; to make (something) elongated; to extend, to lengthen.

verlängert

extensive in length (physical distance, or time)

Verlängerung

(banking, finance) A written engagement on the part of a creditor, allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.

Verlängerungsschnur (mit mehreren Steckdosen)

An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".

Verlängerungsschonur (mit mehreren Steckdosen)

An electrical extension cord with a multi-port socket on one end; a "trip cord".

Verlangsamung

(uncountable) The act or process of decelerating.

Verlass

The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.

verlassen

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

Verlassenheit

The state of being desolated or laid waste

verlässlich

Of a regularly occurring, dependable nature. [from late 16th c. in the obsolete sense ‘consisting of’]

verlässliche und bewährte Sache

Something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used.

Verlässlichkeit

Reliability or uniformity; the quality of being consistent.

Verlaub

Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.

Verlauf

(countable, computing) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.

verlaufen

(intransitive) To lose one's way.

verlaufen lassen

(transitive) To make (something) extend in space.

verlaust

Infested with lice.

verlauten

(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

verlegen

Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

verlegen machen

(transitive) to humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to abash.

Verlegenheit

(transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.

Verleger

A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.

verlegt

That cannot be currently found, put in an obscure place, lost - often temporarily.

Verleih

A business that rents out something to its customers.

verleihen

To impart (something) gratuitously; to present (something) to someone or something, especially as a gift or an honour; to confer, to give, to accord; to render.

Verleiher

One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.

verleiten

(transitive) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.

verlernen

(transitive) To lose remembrance of.

Verletzbarkeit

(uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

verletzen

(transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict

verletzend

Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.

verletzlich

Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned.

Verletzlichkeit

(uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

verletzt

Wounded, physically injured.

Verletzter

(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

Verletzung

The act of contravening (a rule, regulation, law, or order) or of not fulfilling (an obligation, promise, or agreement).

verleugnen

(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.

Verleugnung

Refusal to believe that a problem exists.

verleumden

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

Verleumder

A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.

verleumderisch

Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue.

Verleumdung

An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon…. [from late 16th c.]

verliebt

Inclined or having a propensity to love, or to sexual enjoyment.

Verliebtheit

The state or quality of being amorous.

verlieren

(transitive) To shed (weight).

Verlierer

A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.

Verliererin

A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.

Verlierertyp

A person who is frequently unsuccessful in life.

Verlies

An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.

verlinken

(intransitive, Internet, of a web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page.

verloben

(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.

Verlobte

One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

Verlobter

One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

Verlobung

(countable, archaic) The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.

verlocken

(transitive) To entice; to attract.

verlockend

having to power to allure

Verlockung

That which entices, or incites to evil; means of allurement; an alluring object.

verlogen

(US, colloquial) Phony, as if a hoax; noticeably contrived; of obviously flimsy credibility or quality.

Verlogenheit

(uncountable) The fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.

verloren

Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way.

verloren gehen

(intransitive, of an object) To go missing; to be in a location unknown to someone who is looking for it.

Verlorener

(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon.

verlöschen

To be turned off or extinguished.

verlosen

(transitive, often with off) To award something by means of a raffle or random drawing.

Verlosung

A drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.

Verlötung

A method of joining two metallic surfaces by melting an alloy between them.

Verlust

A gradual reduction in number.

verlustig

Parted with; no longer held or possessed.

vermachen

(legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament.

Vermächtnis

(law) Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.

vermählen

(transitive) To perform the marriage ceremony for; to join in matrimony.

vermaledeit

(colloquial) Accursed; damned.

vermarkten

(transitive) To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them.

Vermarktung

(originally, US) The promotion of goods for sale in a store, especially through advertising, attractive displays, discounts, etc.; also (generally) , the promotion of any goods or services for sale.

vermasseln

(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something

vermauern

To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.

vermehren

(transitive) To increase the amount, degree or number of (something).

Vermehrung

(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.

vermeiden

(transitive) To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.

Vermeidung

(obsolete) The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant, specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the incumbent.

vermeinen

(transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.

vermeintlich

According to someone's allegation.

vermengen

(transitive) To mix, to blend.

vermenschlicht

(of anything non-human) Having attributes or characteristics of a human being.

Vermerk

(countable) A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation.

vermessen

Too confident.

Vermessenheit

The quality of being impudent, not showing due respect.

Vermesser

A person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.

Vermesserin

A person occupied with surveying: the process of determining positions on the earth's surface.

Vermessung

The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.

Vermicelli

Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.

vermieten

Being offered for renting.

Vermieter

(property law) The owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.

Vermieterin

A female landlord.

vermindern

To reduce (something) in amount or size. [from 14th c.]

vermindert

(music) reduced by a semitone

Verminderung

The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]

verminen

To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.

vermischen

(transitive) To mix, to blend.

vermischt

Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.

vermissen

(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.

vermitteln

To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.

Vermittler

A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.

Vermittlerin

An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.

Vermittlung

The process of bringing peace and harmony; the ending of strife.

vermöbeln

(dated in UK English but not US English) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

Vermögen

(Often in the plural) : An ability, power, or skill.

vermögend

Wealthy or well off.

Vermögenswert

(accounting) Any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet.

Vermont

A state of the United States.

vermüllen

(intransitive) To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).

vermurksen

(transitive) To perform (a task) in an unacceptable or incompetent manner; to make a mess of something

vermurkst

Made or repaired in a clumsy or incompetent manner.

Vermuser

A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.

vermuten

To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof

Vermutung

The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; a supposition; an unwarrantable claim.

vernachlässigbar

Insignificant or trivial enough to be ignored.

vernachlässigen

(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.

vernachlässigt

Suffering from neglect; uncared-for.

Vernachlässigung

The act of neglecting.

vernadern

(intransitive, informal, with on) To inform an authority of another's misdemeanours.

vernähen

(transitive, also, figurative) To sew up or join by means of a suture.

Vernakularsprache

Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

vernarrt

Infatuated.

vernarrt sein

(intransitive, stative, usually, with on) To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.

Vernarrtheit

Any sport or hobby pursued by a group.

vernebeln

(transitive) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.